jab masjidon aur imam-bargahon mein
naqab lagai jati thi

to kai be-rang daere sawaliya nishan liye
hamare raste mein aa khade hote

ki kalisaon aur mandiron ka nizam kaun se khuda ke pas hai
jo amn ki fakhtaon ko

ibaadat-gah ke raushan-danon mein bhej deta hai
isi sawal mein jawabi rang bharne ke liye

hum ne lahhu ko barud mein ghol kar insaniyat ka bharam ganwa liya
ab kisi bhi nam ka jangal pukare

maut par phaila ke nachti hai
aur hum duaiya hathon mein qabr khodne ke liye

zamin dhundte hue
apne jismon mein dafn khairaati sanson pe palti

zindagi ke gaz napte hain
hum siyah labon se nikli hui bad-duaon ka

waqt-e-qubuliyat hain
isi liye to nishana-baz maut hamein

ibaadat-gahon mein bhi dhundh leti hai
hum mutthi bhar log tumhaare tukdon pe palne aa gae

to tumhaari taffun ugalti galiyon ne
rozgar pe laga diya

rizq to kuda-karkat ke dher se bhi mil jata hai
magar wo udhde hue adh-jale jism

kahan talash karen
jo khuda se muzakaraat karne gae the

aur tukdon ki surat kalisaon ki saffak diwaron pe
chaspan kar diye gae

aur hum jahannam-rasida log al-widai sham ki
khak phankne aae hain

ki suna tha shahar mein phir se
bikhre hue chehron ki numaish hai